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Article March 17, 2025

Body Grief

How Do We Trust Our Changing Bodies?

In the wake of a chronic illness, a body image advocate challenges toxic narratives about what it means to have a healthy body. Read more

Article March 13, 2025

The Myth of the Perfect Parent

Helping Clients Overcome Shame and Accept Imperfection

We all know that there’s no such thing as a “perfect” parent, but even so, many parents hold themselves to unreasonably high standards. Read more

Article March 12, 2025

Which Retirement Plan Should You Choose?

A Therapist’s Guide to 401(k)s, IRAs, and More

Therapists have multiple options when it comes to saving for retirement. From 401(k)s to IRAs and more, here's how to figure out which plans are best for you. Read more

Article March 7, 2025

Psychotherapy Networker has won awards not only for its insightful articles, but for its beautiful design. Want to flip through the pages of the latest issue... Read more

Article March 7, 2025

The Therapist Who Sees Therapists

Working with the Trickiest Clients

It’s no secret: therapists make tricky clients—but there are specific ways we can help therapist-clients feel seen and cared for. Read more

Article March 7, 2025

Editor's Note: March/April 2025

Understanding PDA, High-Masking Clients, and Neurodivergent Burnout

Putting together this issue has changed me. And I hope it helps all therapists update their understanding of the wide spectrum of neurodivergence, and the... Read more

Article March 7, 2025

The Wilderness Therapy Controversy

Lifelong Trauma or Lifesaving Treatment?

An unflinching look into a shadowy corner of the for-profit troubled teen industry: wilderness therapy. Read more

Article March 7, 2025

Is Therapy Slipping into Pseudoscience?

Recognizing the Warning Signs

Are we doing enough as clinicians—and as a field—to ensure we’re using truly science-based treatments? Read more

Article March 7, 2025

Parenting a Neurodivergent Child

Scenes from a Long, Lonely Journey

A mother’s lonely quest to help her undiagnosed Autistic child leads her on a wild goose chase for solutions. Read more

Article March 7, 2025

Unlearning Behaviorism

The Mindshift of PDA-Informed Care

Tried-and-true behavioral strategies have been failing spectacularly in households with Pathologically Demand Avoidant children. Helping PDA families feel safe... Read more

Article March 7, 2025

What is Faceblindness?

When Brain Architecture Impacts Therapy

Therapists tend to assume all their clients can visualize safe places and past experiences. But some can’t! Read more

Article March 7, 2025

Inside The PDA Safe Circle

Supporting Vulnerable Nervous Systems in Chronic Distress

Vulnerable nervous systems that are in chronic distress require a unique approach to understanding and creating a felt sense of safety. Read more

Article March 7, 2025

The Transgender Community in Crisis

Confronting the Political Erasure of Trans and Nonbinary Identities

The impact of a series of executive orders targeting trans and nonbinary people has been immediate and devastating. How can therapists help? Read more

Article March 7, 2025

Healing a Lifetime of Neurodivergent Trauma

Accommodation, Validation, and Autistic Attunement

For many Autistic people, the trauma they carry is a result of society treating them like broken neurotypicals. Neuro-affirming care begins with providing... Read more

Article March 7, 2025

What Not to Do in Neuro-Affirming Intakes

And What You Should Always Do

Neuro-affirming intakes need to begin with doing no harm. Read more

Article March 7, 2025

Autism and Disordered Eating

What You May Be Missing and Misdiagnosing

The overlap between autism and eating disorders is poorly understood, even by many eating disorder specialists. Read more

Article March 7, 2025

The PDA Lens

A New Vision for Supporting a Nervous System Disability

What would you do if your active but chronically dysregulated four-year-old stopped speaking, eating, and moving, and everyone you turned to for... Read more

Article March 7, 2025

Neurodiverse Couples Therapy

The Truth about Relationships through a Neurospicy Lens

Couples therapy was designed for neurotypical people—yet we know that neurodivergence is everywhere. How can we better identify, help, and support... Read more

Article March 7, 2025

Today's Autism and Teens

Grappling with Identity, Belonging, and Self-Acceptance

When it comes to teens who’ve found belonging and understanding in the autism community, our job is more about validating than diagnosing. Read more

Article March 7, 2025

Forging a Multicultural Identity

How to Move from Isolation to Fusion

How can we help our clients work through the inner torment of trying to occupy two cultural identities at once when they don’t fully feel they belong to... Read more

Article March 3, 2025

"I Want to Be a Good Mom"

Normalizing Post-Partum Ambivalence in Therapy

Given our culture's incessant messages about the joys of motherhood, it's critical for therapists to help new moms to speak openly and honestly about their... Read more

Article February 13, 2025

IFS and Addictive Processes

Bridging the Gap Between Psychotherapy and Recovery

When therapists fail to recognize that the primary goal of addict parts is to protect clients, they may end up getting sidetracked—or worse, causing... Read more

Article February 5, 2025

Pulling Our Teens Back from Internet Addiction

A Family's Nightmare Search for Help

A family confronts the reality that parents alone are ill-equipped to protect their children from online dangers. Read more

Article January 23, 2025

Can True Love Be Designed?

Transforming How We Experience and Express Love

Discover two models of love and how distinguishing between them can help therapists support clients in designing a conscious relationship. Read more

Article January 22, 2025

7 Benefits of Concurrent Couples Therapy

Revisiting an Underappreciated Approach

Concurrent couples therapy has advantages over conjoint therapy that get overlooked by many therapists. Discover 7 ways concurrent couples therapy can improve... Read more

Article January 20, 2025

The Networker has won awards not only for its insightful articles, but for its beautiful design. Want to flip through the latest issue? Check out the fully... Read more

Article January 17, 2025

Supercharging Art Therapy with AI

A Surprising New Tool to Enhance Trauma Healing

Using AI art therapeutically is still a novel idea in the field of art therapy. For clients wary of traditional forms of creative expression, it allows them to... Read more

Article January 15, 2025

The Client Who's Tried Everything

ACT and ISTDP Tackle One Challenging Case

How do you approach a first session with a client who's tried all kinds of different therapies and yet continues to struggle? Steven Hayes, the cofounder of... Read more

Article January 13, 2025

9 Top Apps Therapists Recommend to Clients

From Mindfulness to Your Natal Chart

Discover the top therapist-recommended apps to improve your mental health and well-being, including an app that rates mental health apps! Read more

Article January 13, 2025

The Trauma of Parental Abandonment

Helping Survivors Feel Safe, Minimize Shame, and Heal Old Wounds

Here's a five-step process for working with survivors of parental abandonment that helps mitigate self-blame and build trust with the therapist. Read more

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